13Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
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Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; …
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-14)Elihu here appears to have been, I. A man of great modesty and humility. Though a young man, and a man of abilities, yet not pert, and confident, and assuming: his face shone, and, like Moses, he did not know it, which made it shine so much the brighter. Let it be observed by all, especially by young people, as worthy their imitation, 1. What a diffidence he had of himself and of his own judgment…
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